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The DIY projects can be reportedly found in following issues (as by now, the magazine pages don't seem to be scanned, so details about I/O ports are unknown):
 
The DIY projects can be reportedly found in following issues (as by now, the magazine pages don't seem to be scanned, so details about I/O ports are unknown):
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 06/1986, Page 062-067, Schneiderware #1
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 06/1986, Page 062-067, Schneiderware #1
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 07/1986, Page 060-067, Schneiderware #2 Centronics (Complete ! !)
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* [[CPC Schneider International]] 07/1986, Page 060-067, Schneiderware #2 Centronics (Printer Port)
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 08/1986, Page 070-077, Schneiderware #3 V/24 (Complete ! !)
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* [[CPC Schneider International]] 08/1986, Page 070-077, Schneiderware #3 V/24 (RS232 Interface)
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 09/1986, Page 078-083, Schneiderware #4 Netzteil (Incomplete ? ? )
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* [[CPC Schneider International]] 09/1986, Page 078-083, Schneiderware #4 Netzteil (Power Supply)
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 10/1986, Page 078-085, Schneiderware #5 Echtzeituhr (Complete ! !)
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* [[CPC Schneider International]] 10/1986, Page 078-085, Schneiderware #5 Echtzeituhr (Real Time Clock)
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 12/1986, Page 124-130, Schneiderware #6 Uni-PIO (Complete ! !)
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* [[CPC Schneider International]] 12/1986, Page 124-130, Schneiderware #6 Uni-PIO (48 I/O lines)
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 01/1987, Page 144, Notes (?)
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 01/1987, Page 144, Notes (?)
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 03/1987, Page 032-045, Schneiderware #7
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 03/1987, Page 032-045, Schneiderware #7
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* [[CPC Schneider International]] 06/1987, Page 122-131, Schneiderware #9
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 06/1987, Page 122-131, Schneiderware #9
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 11/1987, Page 097-099, Notes (?)
 
* [[CPC Schneider International]] 11/1987, Page 097-099, Notes (?)
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Notes: The "Centronics" board is probably another [[8bit Printer Ports|8bit Printer Port]] solution (but different than the joystick-signal based one that was released a few months earlier in the same magazine). The Real Time Clock is somewhat similar to the [[Real Time Clock|CPCI Real Time Clock]] released in a special issue of the same magazine, but not identical (the RTC chip has different pin-outs, and some of it's 4bit registers are working slightly different, the leap-year bits, for example).
  
 
== Pictures ==
 
== Pictures ==
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File:Schneiderware 3 V24 (component side).jpg          |Schneiderware #3<br>V24 (component side)
 
File:Schneiderware 3 V24 (component side).jpg          |Schneiderware #3<br>V24 (component side)
 
File:Schneiderware 3 V24 (solder side).jpg            |Schneiderware #3<br>V24 (solder side)
 
File:Schneiderware 3 V24 (solder side).jpg            |Schneiderware #3<br>V24 (solder side)
File:Schneiderware 4 Netzteil (component side).jpg    |Schneiderware #4<br>Supply/Netzteil (component side)
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File:Schneiderware 4 Netzteil (component side).jpg    |Schneiderware #4<br>Supply/Netzteil (component side) (incomplete?)
 
File:Schneiderware 4 Netzteil (solder side).jpg        |Schneiderware #4<br>Supply/Netzteil (solder side)
 
File:Schneiderware 4 Netzteil (solder side).jpg        |Schneiderware #4<br>Supply/Netzteil (solder side)
 
File:Schneiderware 5 Echtzeituhr (component side).jpg  |Schneiderware #5<br>RTC/Echtzeituhr (component side)
 
File:Schneiderware 5 Echtzeituhr (component side).jpg  |Schneiderware #5<br>RTC/Echtzeituhr (component side)

Revision as of 09:21, 13 September 2010

The Schneiderware series consists of several DIY projects which have been released in german magazine CPC Schneider International published by DMV. The name "Schneiderware" was probably choosen due to its double meaning ("CPC Hardware" in computer language, or "specially fitted clothing" in german language). Aside from building the hardware on one's own, one could also order printed circuit boards, either fully assembled, or in kit form.

The various boards are having special connectors, intended to be mounted on the "Basisplatine" (some kind of a motherboard) which allows to connect up to five Schneiderware boards to the CPCs Expansion Port; with some small modifications one could also connect the boards directly to the Expansion Port (the motherboard is merely an Y-cable-like adaptor without electrical components, so one doesn't really need it).

The DIY projects can be reportedly found in following issues (as by now, the magazine pages don't seem to be scanned, so details about I/O ports are unknown):

Notes: The "Centronics" board is probably another 8bit Printer Port solution (but different than the joystick-signal based one that was released a few months earlier in the same magazine). The Real Time Clock is somewhat similar to the CPCI Real Time Clock released in a special issue of the same magazine, but not identical (the RTC chip has different pin-outs, and some of it's 4bit registers are working slightly different, the leap-year bits, for example).

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